Both Uses of
deplete
in
In Cold Blood
- Cullivan, in appearance a cautious bank clerk with depleted hair and a face rather difficult to recall, agreed that outwardly he hadn't changed much.†
Chpt 4 *
- Though the quenchless quality of his literary thirst had soon depleted the shelves of the prison library, the prison chaplain and others sympathetic to Andrews kept him supplied with parcels from the Kansas City public library.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
use up without replacement (resources or materials)